HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 325 [325] The First Generation of Four Little Actresses Takes Shape

A few days later, Zhang Hao brought Qi Yuan good news.

"You're Beautiful" and "Baby" both made it onto the radio charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, and other countries.

The fact that these two songs started charting after only a few days proves their enormous potential.

"Ah Yuan, your English EP is solid. 'You're Beautiful' has broken into the top 50 on radio charts in several states and cities across the United States. 'Baby' is performing very well on radio charts in Japan, South Korea, and Europe, and has even broken into the top 40 in some areas."

Zhang Hao was extremely excited.

These two songs have only been released for a few days, and they've already achieved such results. That's really amazing.

The artists he mentors are truly on their way to becoming international singers.

Thanks to his joint achievement of 81 points with Qi Yuan, Zhang Hao's status at Warner Music rose, and he gained access to more resources.

Qi Yuan nodded.

This is a good start, and he is looking forward to seeing how many copies of "22" will sell in Europe and America after it goes on sale on the 28th.

The single "Free Loop" sold better in Asia than in Europe and America. In his opinion, this was just a small test, proving that he could still sell English songs in the market.

After the release of "22", its sales in Europe and America were far higher than in Asia, which is when it was finally established in the European and American music scene.

"You'll have to go to the US for promotion this time. I've spoken with Warner headquarters and they've decided to arrange for you to go next month."

Zhang Hao flipped through the schedule, which was filled with Qi Yuan's future work assignments.

"Bouquet" premiered in Hong Kong on the 23rd, in Taiwan on the 25th, and in Japan on the 28th. The 28th was also the release date of "22".

The second China-Korea Song Festival was recorded on the 30th at KBS TV station in South Korea.

I wish I could be incredibly busy every day.

In September of this year, the Spring Festival Gala production team invited Qi Yuan to perform on the show, but Qi Yuan refused without hesitation, saying he really didn't have the time.

For an artist, performing on the Spring Festival Gala once is enough to complete their career.

Qi Yuan has been on the show once before; he doesn't lack exposure from the Spring Festival Gala.

He will only consider appearing on the Spring Festival Gala again in special years.

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On November 23, "The Bouquet" was officially released in Hong Kong.

On the same day, "The Bouquet" grossed over 50 million yuan at the mainland box office.

The news caused an uproar throughout the film industry.

This is the third film in mainland China to surpass 50 million yuan at the box office this year, the previous two being "Life and Death Choice" and "Infernal Affairs".

What's even more alarming is that 50 million is not the limit for "Bouquet"; "Bouquet" still grosses two to three million a day in mainland China.

Mainland media predict that "The Bouquet" may ultimately gross 80 million yuan, or even higher.

The film's actual investment was only 25 million, but its box office in mainland China reached 80 million, meaning that it broke even on the mainland market alone. The subsequent profits from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and Southeast Asia were all pure profit.

Mr. Lin, the boss of Media Asia, was overjoyed and immediately increased his investment in publicity and promotion.

Before heading to Hong Kong for the roadshow, Qi Yuan asked Chang Jihong to have a professional write a high-quality marketing article.

[The first generation of four little actresses in mainland China's film and television industry!]

Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Yanzi, Fan Xiaopang, and Xu Jinglei were selected. Qi Yuan and Xing Kong plan to take advantage of the success of "Bouquet" to propel Fan Xiaopang into the ranks of top actresses.

This article is very professionally written, and it lists in detail the achievements of these four people since their debut.

Zhang Ziyi, an international pioneer, won the Best Actress Award at the 23rd Hundred Flowers Awards for her role in "My Father and Mother".

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is aiming for the Oscars, and the actress's salary has increased from 100,000 RMB to one million USD. In terms of star power and prestige, she ranks first among young actresses in mainland China.

Zhao Yanzi's strength lies in her extremely high national recognition and audience appeal. Little Swallow has too much to lose; Zhao Yanzi's popularity is unparalleled among mainland actresses.

Fan Xiaopang became famous throughout China in her early years with her role as Jin Suo, and her popularity further increased with works such as Fairy Tale and Flower Without Flaws.

This time, she won the Tokyo Film Festival Best Actress award, and the box office was a huge success. She rose to the ranks of the Four Little Actresses based on her achievements, and people are convinced of her merits.

Looking back over many years, Xu Jinglei's performance as an actress was the least impressive.

But now it's the beginning of the century, and Xu Jinglei is very capable during this period.

"Love Will Carry On" starring Xu Jinglei and Li Erpeng was the first true idol drama in mainland China, and Wen Hui became a goddess in the hearts of many people.

Xu Jinglei is also good at marketing and creating a persona, earning the title of "Xu the Talented Woman". With powerful backers, her popularity should not be underestimated.

Even though she was already on the decline in 05, she still managed to earn the title of "Blog Queen".

In the group of "Four Dan and Two Bing" (referring to four actresses and two actresses from different regions), there are really no weaklings.

It's just that Xu Jinglei faltered later on, while the others became stronger, making her seem weak in comparison.

Zhou Xun was a bit unlucky; she was originally one of the original four little actresses.

With Qi Yuan strongly supporting Fan Xiaopang, Zhou Xun could only be temporarily left out of the competition.

Zhou Xun's background is too weak. She won the Paris Film Festival Best Actress award but didn't become famous. Her popularity base was too poor. She only started to be known this year because of "Palace of Desire".

Zhou Xun didn't care much about these things. She was busy dating male model Song Ning, who, like many of her boyfriends, she met on set.

Zhou Xun is considered relatively well-behaved among the top actresses, and she hasn't been involved in many public feuds. Her biggest flaw is her private life, but that's not considered a major scandal in the entertainment industry.

If Zhou Xun works hard in the future, it shouldn't be a problem to squeeze out the weakest one among the four actresses and two actresses.

This is the first time the "Four Little Actresses" have been mentioned, and it has quickly sparked heated discussions.

Most casual observers and netizens agree with this list.

Including the other three on the list, they sensed an opportunity.

Once the title of "Four Little Actresses" gains widespread public recognition, their status in the public eye will be implicitly a level higher than that of other actresses.

Therefore, they all had a very positive attitude.

Zhang Ziyi, who has the most solid achievements in the film industry, responded: "The Four Little Actresses? I've spent most of this year abroad, so I didn't know that. But I'm very happy to receive everyone's recognition."

Zhang Ziyi isn't stupid. She's only acted in movies since her debut. Movies don't get as much exposure as TV dramas. Most Chinese people have heard her name but haven't seen her movies.

The partnership with the four young actresses allows her to maintain continuous exposure in the country.

Zhao Yanzi also said, "It's quite an interesting saying. Binbin and I are really destined to be together. We used to act together, and now we're both being voted as the Four Little Actresses. It seems that the two beauties from Our Pearl Fair are destined to be together forever."

Lin Xinru: "..."

Are you being polite? The three beauties of Huanzhu have become just two beauties in your eyes? Am I just going to be kicked out like this?
Xu Jinglei also responded with some words, which were similar to those of the two mentioned above.

The one who felt the best was Fan Xiaopang. She went from being an actress whom the poor Yao looked down on to becoming one of the Four Little Actresses. Zhao Yanzi and Lin Xinru no longer dared to call her Jin Suo in a sarcastic way. That feeling was just awesome!
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